trash-talker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash-talker
Noun
  • Green wasn’t the only member on his feet, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) scolded the Texan for his outburst – a bit rich coming from frequent Joe Biden heckler Taylor Greene.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • So begins an elaborate plot to infiltrate a graphic designer awards event to confront his tormentor head-on.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony.
    Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Mark Kelly The boat, the train and the paradigm shift were all missed by Apple, according to the wiseacres.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 June 2023
Noun
  • Scott, who has been prolific as a TV producer but not as an episodic director, delivers a tease of a pilot.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The restoration team, led by longtime Dye disciple Tim Liddy, literally dug up the past, hand-excavating original contours, stripping and reshaping greens, and bringing back Dye’s signature elements—from punishing bunkers with steep grass faces to greens that tease and torment in equal measure.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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